By J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida — Elie Wiesel asks “Why?” In the current issue of Hadassah Magazine, Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Laureate for peace since 1986, tells the story of a television interview in which he was asked what he would say to God if he could talk to him. His answer was […]
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Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC) — The frightening situation of many Christian communities in the Middle East will be center-stage at events in Israel next week on the occasion of the Feast of Tabernacles, at which several thousand Christian pilgrims are expected to visit Israel, making it the country’s largest tourist event. Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin and World
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Middle East3 Israeli police officers injured in Temple Mount riot (JNS.org) Three Israeli police officers were injured by stones and fireworks when clashes broke out on the Temple Mount on Wednesday, Israel Hayom reported. They were treated for their injuries by police medics on site. As soon as the Temple Mount was opened to visitors
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By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)–Some three thousand years ago, King David himself probably never imagined cars racing at 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour) through the ancient capital of the Jewish people. But on Monday and Tuesday, October 6-7, thousands of Israelis lined the streets to watch Porsche, Audi and Ferrari race cars fly through the capital
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Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Through the State Department’s sports diplomacy programs, 30 Israeli and Palestinian youth basketball coaches are connecting with each other and their American peers on and off the court October 5-19. This exchange program is part of the U.S. Government’s efforts to assist those who believe people of different nationalities, ethnicities,
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USATwo Israeli soldiers injured by Hezbollah blast along Lebanon border (JNS.org) Two Israeli soldiers were wounded by an explosion near the Lebanon border on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson’s Unit said. The Hezbollah terrorist organization later claimed responsibility for the blast. According to the IDF, the blast was caused by a explosive device planted
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Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsSANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release)– Twelve Jewish advocacy groups applaud University of California (UC) Provost Aimee Dorr and UC administrators for protecting the well-being of Jewish students. The groups wrote to UC President Janet Napolitano in August after the 83-member joint council of UAW 2865, representing all the graduate student instructors, tutors and readers at the 9 teaching
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–One of the most powerful of political rules is that things are not likely to change a great deal. It’s called incrementalism, and appears all the way from domestic budgets to foreign policy. If things change, they change in increments from what exists. Incrementalism is prominent among the routines that guide policymakers.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastTEL AVIV (Press Release) — Rabies causes acute inflammation of the brain, producing psychosis and violent aggression. The virus, which paralyzes the body’s internal organs, is always deadly for those unable to obtain vaccines in time. Some 55,000 people die from rabies every year. For the first time, Tel Aviv University scientists have discovered the exact
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationNEW YORK (Press Release)– The Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) announced the appointment of two new senior executives to lead the charitable organization as it expands for the future. The FIDF named Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Klifi-Amir as National Executive Director, beginning September 16, and Alan E. Scholnick as Chief Executive Officer, effective August
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Middle East, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release)–Early Sunday morning, following the observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti were discovered on the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity house at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. “This is the latest in a series of incidents on American campuses which should arouse universal condemnation
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Editor’s Note: Rabbi Dow Marmur, our correspondent who divides his time between Toronto and Jerusalem, shared with San Diego Jewish World this alternative analysis about the trends of Israeli society. It is a long piece, which readers may wish to print out and read in their easy chairs. By Jim Lederman Dear Dow, I am writing
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Jewish History, Middle East
HIPPOS-SUSSITA, Israel (Press Release) — Silent evidence of a large earthquake in 363 CE — the skeleton of a woman with a dove-shaped pendant was discovered under the tiles of a collapsed roof by archeologists from the University of Haifa during this excavation season at Hippos-Sussita. They also found a large muscular marble leg
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationEditor’s Note: Following is the Rosh Hashanah sermon delivered by Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal to his congregants at Tifereth Israel Synagogue in San Diego: By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–For many years, with rare exception, it has been my custom to speak about Israel during the High Holy Days. Sometimes I feel guilty about it. I
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